Word: germane
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Western Zone German newspapers translate and reprint TIME stories almost every week. The editors are usually very conscientious about giving TIME credit for each reprint. Not long ago, however, the Frankfurt Abend-post front-paged our story on German war brides in America, attributing it to "Our Own Correspondent" in New York. Richardson phoned the editor to ask why he had called TIME his own correspondent in the U.S. "Can you name a better one?" asked the editor. Said Richardson: "That one stopped...
Richardson said that the Berlitz schools in Germany are now using TIME in their courses, and that an English instructor told him: "We find it the very best means of acquainting our students with the American idiom." That idiom, however, is often baffling. Says Richardson: Even our German employees find many phrases in TIME puzzling and come to us to have them translated. Some questions : "What does this expression 'get cracking' mean?" "What is a Toni?" "What are daisy hams?" "Why do you say 'cool' cash?" "What kind of man is a square...
This hair-cut is a cousin-German to the French post-war "collaboration bob," which as late as 1946 all women considered a disgrace, but which for some reason in 1950 they consider a destination. She who yesterday was held a traitor to her country and her sex, today is proclaimed a leader (or perhaps a follower?) of high fashion...
...misplaced dramatic emphasis and the generally stilted acting. Before Killing himself, the boy has already poisoned his father so that there will be more food for the rest of the family; thus the climax can come at either one of the two deaths. As for the acting, the German east seems to lack a familiarity with the warm, off-hand touches of Rossellini's style. The most important thing about "Germany Year Zero" is its implication that selectivity is at work, that the only survivors of such desolation will be another strong and heartless race. You can't help fearing...
...final game, Kirkland ran away from Dudley, 51 to 25. Frank Bixby scored 15 points and Dave German threw in 12 for the Deacons...